23Sep 2015 by richard@baronsoftware.com

Embarcadero DataU 2015 Webinar starts.

Software Events
Embarcadero Data University 2015 Online Conference September 23-24, 2015 Daily 6:00am-5:00pm Pacific / 9:00am-8:00pm Eastern The free, online conference for data professionals Today’s database environments are becoming more complex, with the addition of big data, integration of new platforms, and expansion of volume. There's so much you have to know, so much you have to do, and you're constantly being challenged to keep up with less – less time, less money, less training, and even less staff. How can you make sure you’re ready for what’s ahead? We can help you prepare for your future Join us for the Embarcadero Data University 2015 conference, a complimentary online event on September 23-24, 2015. We’re hosting two days of educational sessions for data professionals, targeted to address issues you may deal with…
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25Aug 2015 by richard@baronsoftware.com

FixInsight for Rad Studio Delphi review

Rad Studio Delphi Development, Software development Concepts, Software Releases
The FixInsight software tool assists Delphi developers in finding possible coding defects that can affect the released product and this can be caught during the development process.   You can review the warnings as well as coding conventions that are part of the release.  Baron Software highly recommends the product for Delphi developers, we found that it is quick to point out various things we did not think about as well as potential issues.  You can view the product at FixInsight. The latest updated is available providing a few new rules and it was quick to install to allow work to continue.   The software is flexible for a few entries by simply opening FixInsight, right click on a option and you can modify what is allowed. It is simple to understand and…
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07Aug 2015 by richard@baronsoftware.com

Stopping a Delphi application from having too many instances.

Rad Studio Delphi Development
Every single developer wishes to have their client start up only a single instance of their application.   This reduces the amount of possible application issues if the code makes a database connection or does some sort of processing that takes away the machine resources.   The following code snippet will help Delphi programmers to keep the process count down to a single instance.  This was coded using Rad Studio XE8 Delphi and is used in many of my applications. The code will be embedded in the project's source because it has to occur prior to the application creating the main form. Click on the menu Project / View Source or using the project manager, you can right click and upon getting the pop-up, you can select view source as…
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30Jul 2015 by richard@baronsoftware.com

CodeRage X is coming October 13-15, 2015

Software Events
CodeRage X is coming October 13-15, 2015 Call for papers and pre-registration are open now! Embarcadero Technologies has begun planning for our tenth annual CodeRage online conference. The theme for this year’s CodeRage conference is “Develop Anything, Anytime, Anywhere.” The CodeRage X Online Developer Conference will take place October 13-15, 2015. The conference will cover development topics for the Object Pascal and C++ programming languages. Sessions about Windows 10 development using VCL, Multi-Device development using FireMonkey, the Internet of Things, Proximity app development using Beacons, Cloud Services, Enterprise Data and Programming Tips, Tricks and Techniques will be covered. The conference will have two live stream developer tracks – one for Object Pascal and one for C++ Start your Registration now! Interested in presenting? You are invited to submit abstracts for…
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30Apr 2015 by richard@baronsoftware.com

Delphi Developers Day 2015

Software Events
[caption id="attachment_43" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Delphi Developers Days 2015 Tour[/caption]     Recently I attended the Delphi Developers Day 2015 in Chicago and boy was it fantastic.  The sessions were kept roughly to one hour of interesting subjects that pertain to the Delphi Developer.  The presentations were led by Cary Jensen and Ray Konopka along with the assistance of Loy Andersen gave all developers a chance to learn something new using the Delphi language. Each developer receives a manual that contains the full presentation along with source code that can be read as well as downloaded from the DDD 2015 web site.   The code is updated as the tour continues into the European market.    The two days were packed with activities from the start to the finish with very…
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